Jacob autenrieth



J. AUTBNRIETH.

CORK BXTRAGTOR.

Patented sept. 1, 1868.

Lem@ Param Na. 81,728, ma september' 1, '1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT,M AY GONCERN:

` Be it known that I, JACOB AUTENRIETII, ofthe city and county of Philadelphia, imdStatc of Pennsylvania,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cork-Extractors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear and exect'description of the nature thereof, suicient to enable others skilled in the art to which iny invention appertains to fully understand and use the same, reference being had to the accompnnying drawings. making part of this specification, in which- Figure lis n. side elevationof the extractor` a`s applied to an ordinary bottle.

Figures 2 and 8 are pei'spective views thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding ports in the several figures.

My invention consists in a novel devi-ce for extracting corks from bottles, without destroying the cork,A

which device shall also act as a hnndle,.whereby the bottle may be readily carried, as will be hereinafter more fully described.' i

In the 'drawings- A represents a b'ottle, of ordinaryl forin and construction, und B the cork thereof. l.

C is the extractor.I 4 It consists of n. dat strip of metal, united et its ends, so'asto -iorm an endless` band.

g This gbnnd, loop, or link must be considerablyl larger than the cork, B, and is adppted to pass around the bottom and sides of the cork, with a portion in contact with said parts of the cork, while the remaining portion Bhallbe free to be handled.

It will be noticedthat when the link'is applied to the cork, and the latterforced in'to the mouth of the bottle, the lower end of the ylink bears against the bottom of the cork. The sides ofthe cork are encircled by the loop, which is pressed against the iunerface of the mouth of thc.bottle.

The rcmnining er upper portion of the link extends above the'top of the bottle, and is free to'receive, the ngers of the-hands, or bie/grasped thereby.

If desired, the cork may be cut olf dash with the edge of the mouth ofthe bottle, but this should be avoided, in order to save the cork entire' I I intend to constructthe loop or .link of a metal, which shallbe sufficiently ductile to withstand all ham- 'merings while ,the cork is beingdriven into the bottlc,'as well as to beuninjured by bending, twisting, or

extracting. I prefertous'e silver, since it alwnys possesses its value, even should thebnnds break or be otherwise eut-or destroyed.

When the bottle is corked, it is readily handled or carried about from placetoplace by.meens of the free or projecting part of tho link pr extractor. g

In order to extract or withdraw the oo'rk, the bottle is held asordnariliand one ofthe fingers of the hand caught under the upper end of the link, which Vbeing drawn upwards, followsthe finger, and carries the cork With it.' i

It will be found thut neithcrthe cork or extractor is injured, and both ure in good condition for applicatie '.o another bottle.l v 1 Qrthler material than metal maybe employeihpbut it is necessary that the link should possess proper flexibility und strength to accomplish the various purposes intended.

Cord, tape, and the like could be used, but their liability to rotand break, renders them useless -for any amount of servicc. V Y

My invention is simple, but practical and useful.

`I disclni'inV ull right to an extractor which is attached or made fast to the cork to be withdrawn, alsIfum aware that wire or o. metallic strip 'has been twisted about' the cork, so as to serve as a menus of withdrawing the sumo from'thc bottle. l I

My extractr, unlike the kind rferned to, is unattached, is capable of repeated use, and is to be transferred Afrom cork to cork ns often ns desired.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, end'would like to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The application, to u cork, ot' an endless lint strip or loop ofl non-elastic metal, in the manner and for the purpose herein described and represented.

To 4the above I have signed luy-name, thsSth day of April, l1868.

i JACDB AUTENRIETH.

Witnesses: A

Jeux A. Wrsnznsusm, WM. A.,Wxrtnnnsuitrit.` 

